Advanced Search 
Eye of Horus (wedjat) ring
Egyptian
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Diameter: 1.8 cm (11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.2891
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Rings
DescriptionThis ring has a very crudely worked sacred eye (wedjat) in relief on the bezel. The glaze is deep blue and there is incrustation on the bezel. The ring is in good condition.
ProvenanceBy 1836: Robert Hay Collection, Linplum, Scotland; 1863: to his son, Robert James Alexander Hay; 1868-1872: Way Collection, Boston (purchased by Samuel A. Way through London dealers Rollin and Feuardent, 27 Haymarket); 1872: given to the MFA by Samuel's son, C. Granville Way.